Alternative to iTunes

[Simbo]

Do any of you computer knowledgable people have an alternative to iTunes. I'm trying to out some music on my iPhone and despite giving up with iTunes years ago because it's the crappiest most complicated piece of software Iv ever had to use. I can't really find a decent alternative.
iTunes won't recognise my phone or iPad, stores all compilation albums as singles, I tried to completely units all iTunes and start again, loaded a new version on and lo and behold all the songs were still there!! Seriously driving me nuts!!

 

[jdpjamesp]

Windows? http://beebom.com/2015/05/best-itunes-alternatives

 

[Region3]

Can't offer an alternative because I suffer iTunes as well, but you can tell it that songs belong to a compilation. A pain if you have a lot, but worth it if you can't find anything better.

Click on the first song, then hold down shift and click on the last one. Right click on any of them and choose properties.
In the window that appears there is a tick box to tell the software it's a compilation.

I'm a bit fuzzy on the details because it's a long time since I did mine, but it's simple enough to do.

 

[Simbo]

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Can't offer an alternative because I suffer iTunes as well, but you can tell it that songs belong to a compilation. A pain if you have a lot, but worth it if you can't find anything better.

Click on the first song, then hold down shift and click on the last one. Right click on any of them and choose properties.
In the window that appears there is a tick box to tell the software it's a compilation.

I'm a bit fuzzy on the details because it's a long time since I did mine, but it's simple enough to do.

Iv tried the option for part of a compilation thing and it still doesn't jump into one album.

 

[jdpjamesp]

stores all compilation albums as singles,

Set the album artist field to something common and it'll group them together.

 

[Region3]

Set the album artist field to something common and it'll group them together.

Yes, that as well. I think I put "Various Artists" in there. It's all flooding back like a bad dream!